Caribbean Nations Sue for Slavery

Started by Robtard2 pages
Robtard Senor Member

Originally posted by dadudemon
I should be forthcoming with where I got that argument from: probably the KKK. 😐 I believe they (KKK) made the argument that they improved the lives of the "Negroes" by enslaving them and bringing them here to the Americas and reparations is a preposterous idea.

So, yeah...I'm not too keen on that as a counterargument. 😐

You can come to the same conclusion (reparations via handouts are generally not sensible), but how you get there can differ; in the case of the KKK, they're idiots.

dadudemon Senior Member

Originally posted by Bardock42
Hmm, perhaps, yes, this could be seen as an extension of affirmative action ideas.

I was also more thinking of things that Omega Vision and Stealth Moose have raised earlier in this thread.

"Ideally, reparations would not come in the form of cash deposits or debt erasure but in infrastructure projects, investments, and projects to help curb corruption to give these nations what they really need: stability and a higher standard of living. If you give them money or forgive their debt, they'll just fall into debt again, but if you improve their roads, schools, and hospitals, help them stop embezzlement and waste, and invest in their local industries, they'll be able to stand on their own feet and not have to rely so much on foreign loans in the future."

There is basically two sides to look at, on the one hand the impact of colonialism and slave trade on the countries where slaves are from, and then also the impact of slave trade and developments since the slave trade in the countries where slaves were brought to.

Bleh, I missed that quote from Omega Vision. That's actually a pretty good quote.